2.2.

1 Laos Wattay International Airport

Airport Picture
Air Passengers
Aircraft Movements
Air Freight Cargo
Cargo Capacity
Airfield Details
Runway
Helicopter Pad(s)
Airport Operating Details
Costs - Airfield Charges
Fuel Charges
Security
Fuel Services
Ground Handling Companies

Wattay International Airport (IATA: VTE, ICAO: VLVT), the principle airport of Laos, is located 3 km from the centre of its capital, Vientiane. The airport
consists of an old and small domestic terminal and a new international terminal. There is a military (air force) installation at one end of the airport.

The head office of the Department of Civil Aviation and head office of Lao Air are on the airport property. Amenities at the terminals include 280 seats in
departure lounge, two passenger boarding bridges, offices for airlines and travel agencies, forex bureaus and banks, ordinary and duty-free shops, a post
office, ATMs, restaurants, information desks, an internet café, bars and currency exchange counters. The immigration and customs areas are connected to
the aircraft through jet bridges. Passenger lounges are also available in the terminals.

The airport has various ground transportation options available. Both public and private Vientiane airport bus transfer services are available, while official
airport taxi services are available outside the arrivals hall. Car rental services are provided by Asia and BP.

A car park is located in front of the terminals and offers both covered and uncovered parking spaces.

Wattay International has an air traffic control tower with a total floor space of 1,780m².

Airport Location and Contact

Country Lao PDR

Province or District Vientiane Capital

Nearest Town or City Vientiane, 5kl

with Distance from Airport

Airport’s Complete Name Wattay International Airport

Latitude 17.988322

Longitude 102.563256

Elevation (ft and m) 564 feet

172 meters

IATA Code VTE, VLVT

ICAO Code

Managing Company or Airport Authority Department of Civil Aviation

Management Contact Person

Open From (hours) 23:00

Open To (hours) 11:00

Airport Picture

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Air Passengers
Laos has recorded steady growth in air passenger traffic over the recent years. In 2010, the national carrier Lao Airlines recorded about 500,000
passengers. This increased to 815,000 passengers in 2012. Passenger traffic has been boosted by the growing tourism industry, which recorded arrivals
of 3.3 million tourists, an increase of 22% from the previous year.

Vientiane/Wattay International Airport accounts for 60-65% of the total passenger movements in the country. The number of passengers has increased
steadily from about 400,000 in 2005 to 685,000 in 2011, and 815,000 in 2012.

The international passenger terminal building was planned under the assumption of 250,000 passengers per annum in 2005 – with the number of
passengers at the peak hour number estimated to be about 410 people each, for the departure and arrival.

Annual Number of Passengers – Vientiane International Airport

Year International Domestic Total

2005 238,718 157,948 396,666

2010 434,280 160,986 595,266

2012 567,963 247,373 815,336

Source: JICA Study

Aircraft Movements
Annual Number of Aircraft Movements – Vientiane International Airport

Year International Domestic Total

2005 4,465 4,367 8,832

2010 7,007 6,506 13,513

2012 8,263 8,157 16,420

Source: JICA Study

Air Freight Cargo

Land transport remains the main means of transport for cargo imports and exports in Lao PDR - the ratio of air transport is very small. Items exported by
air are mainly documents including airmail and textile, and import items are typically small-sized electronic parts and small computers which are loaded in
the small jet aircraft such as B737, A320 and A321 operated by TG, AK and VN. There is no exclusive cargo aircraft.

Annual Airfreight Traffic – Vientiane International Airport

Year International (MT) Domestic (MT) Total (MT)

2005 1,649 163 1,812

2010 1,692 180 1,872

2012 2,008 632 2,640

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Cargo Capacity
Air cargos of both international and domestic flights are handled in the small building located at the west side of the international passenger terminal
building. The facility is small (about 50 mT capacity) and old. The new cargo terminal building was completed in May 2011 but remained unused pending
contractual agreement between L-JATS and the users (Lao Airlines and Lao Central Airways). The capacity limit of the existing terminal building was
calculated at 1,800 tons/year.

Total Aircargo 1,872 MT (2005), 2,640 MT (2012)

Airline Storage Floor Area (sq. m): 585

Basic Unit (ton/sq. m): 3.09

Current monthly use by Humanitarian flights (UNHAS) None

Airfield Details
AIRFIELD DETAILS

Customs Yes JET A-1 fuel Yes

Immigration Yes AVGAS 100 Yes

Terminal building Yes Single point refueling No

Passenger terminal Yes Starter units (press air) No

Cargo terminal Yes Ground power (mobile) Yes

Pax transport to airfield Yes Crash crew No

Control tower Yes Aircraft support services Yes

Weather facilities Yes Latrine servicing Yes

Catering services Yes Fire fighting Yes

Base Operating room Yes Fire fighting category (ICAO) N/a

Airport radar Yes Fire fighting equipment Yes

NDB Yes De-icing equipment No

VOR Yes IFR procedures Yes

ILS Yes Runway lights Yes

Approach lights Yes Parking ramp lighting Yes

Airport Communications

Vientiane Approach 119.70 Latitude 17.988322

17° 59' 17.96" N
Vientiane Tower 118.10

Nearby Navigation Aids

ID Name Freq Radial/Range ID Name Freq Bearing/Range

VTN VIENTIANE 117.50 135° /1.9 VE VIENTIANE 205 315° / 3.1

UDN UDON THANI 114.30 342° /38.1 VTG VIENTIANE 405 025° / 9.8

UDN1 UDON THANI 113.90 340° /38.7 UD UDON THANI 236 162° / 37.8

LOY LOEI 115.90 056° /58.0 LY LOEI 325 237° / 57.8

Runway

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The runway is capable for the taking off and landing of large jets such as Boeing 747-400 corresponding to Code E with 3,000 m length and 45 m width.
The approach route and departure route adopted the priority runway method to avoid flying onto the east side of the runway, especially for Thailand and
the urban area of Vientiane. Based on the information from the controller, the ratio of landing and taking off of RW31 is 90% to around 95%.

The pavement of the runway was overlaid by asphalt on concrete pavement. The overlay pavement works were carried out through the assistance of
Thailand in 2006. The runway turn pad of large jet such as RW13 has been put in place through a loan from the Chinese government in 2012.

Source: JICA

RUNWAY (Runway 13/31)

Published length (meters) 3,000

Usable length (meters) N/A

Width (meters) 45

Surface Asphalt on concrete pavement

Runway 13 Runway 31

Coordinates N17°59.88'/E102°33.20' N17°58.72'/E102°34.39'

Elevation 566 561

Heading 135° 315°

Helicopter Pad(s)
One permanant Helicopter spot at Wattay with room for others when required.

Helipad #1

Present (Yes / No) Yes

Largest helicopter that can land No restrictions

Width and Length (metres) 1 spot on apron allocated for helicopter (dimensions not available)

Surface Asphalt-paved

Airport Operating Details

Apron capacity: at present 21 spots are in service - two for large jets, five for medium jets, seven for small jets, six turboprops, and one spot for helicopter.

AIRPORT OPERATING DETAILS

Max size cargo aircraft that bulk cargo can be offloaded Boeing 747-400

Max size palletised cargo aircraft that can be offloaded Boeing 747-400

Total parking size (m²) See section below

Cargo handling equipment Yes

Elevators Yes

Loading ramps Yes

Costs - Airfield Charges

LANDING FEE CHARGES (USD)

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 Aircraft Weight – Landing Parking Night Landing
MTOW (MT)

0 - 20 $3/ton First hour is free of charge. Each period of 24 hours or Day hours charges plus $50

fraction thereof which exceeds the first hour is charged 10% of the landing
21 - 40 $60 plus $3.5
charges.
/ton

41- 100 $130 plus $4

/ton

>100 $370 plus $5 Day hours charges plus 10% of day hour
/ton charges

Exemption Special VIP aircraft

Test flight aircraft flying within radius of <20 Km

Domestic Flights Every domestic flight landing at Vientiane/Wattay International Airport, LuangPrabang, Savannakhet, and Pakse airports is charged 50% of
the full rates mentioned above.

Helicopter 30% of the full rates mentioned above.

Passenger charges 1000 KIP per passenger for domestic destination

$10 per passenger for foreign destination

Exemption: state delegation, state guests, children below 2 years of age, transit passengers who do not leave airport

Radio Facility Charges Piston Engine Aircraft: $160

Turbo Engine Aircraft: $240

Jet Engine Aircraft: $320

Charges for Luangprabang, Savannakhet and Pakse airports: 20% of the above rates

Exemption: Special VIP aircraft

Helicopter flying on domestic routes

En-route Navigation Route/Charges

charges
B465 or R474/$160

A1 or B460/$250

Exemption: Special VIP aircraft & Ambulance aircraft

Fuel Charges
The fuel market is regulated by the government. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) takes decisions on fuel prices based on the fluctuation of
world oil price. LSFC is delegated by MOIC to adjust (increase or decrease) oil price in form of writing and disseminate it to all oil companied throughout
the country.

The latest fuel prices can be obtained from http://www.laostatefuel.com/en/gas-price.html

Security
Laos is generally a peaceful country. Although there is no threat from international terrorism, airport security is strong. There is a police presence and the
airport authorities have also engaged a private security company. The airport enforces and maintains strict international security checking standards.

SECURITY

Good

Fuel Services
The fuel supply station is located in the DCA control area in the airport. The Lao State Fuel Company (LSFC) has fuel supply tanks and handles refueling
of the aircrafts. The fuel supply method is through the use of three fuel trucks and refueling at the apron. LSFC currently has three fuel storage tanks with a
total capacity of 300 kl.

Ground Handling Companies

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Lao-Japan Airport Terminal Services Co., Ltd (“L-JATS”), is the Joint Venture Company with Lao Government and Japanese Company. L-JATS is the only
authorized company to operate Ground Handling Service for international flight at Vientiane International Airport. It is the operator of Vientiane International
Passenger Terminal including parking area in front of terminal and responsible for advertisement inside and outside of the terminal at Wattay International
Airport.

For information on Laos Airport contact details, please see the following link:

4.4 Laos Airport Company Contact List

For information on Laos Airport additional details, please see the following document:

Laos Airport Additional Details

Information on some aviation service providers can be found at: AZ Freight information on Laos

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